Putin again failed to divide his allies.
The G7 countries will not pay Russia for gas in rubles. This was stated by Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economy and Climate Protection of Germany Robert Habek, reports Reuters.
“All G7 ministers have agreed that this is a unilateral and blatant breach of existing contracts,” Gabek said. Putin's demands. “
Gabek called it an obvious attempt by Putin to split the G7, but it will not work.
Meanwhile, Russian President Dmitry Peskov's spokesman said Russia could cut off gas supplies to Europe if it refused to pay in rubles. According to him, Russia will sell oil to Southeast Asia if Europe refuses to purchase Russian raw materials.
“It is clear that we will not supply gas for free. This can be said with absolute confidence,” Peskov was quoted as saying by Kommersant.
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It will be recalled that Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided that he can unilaterally change the terms of Gazprom's contracts and force Europeans to pay for gas in rubles .
He gave the Russian government and Gazprom a week to unilaterally amend previously concluded contracts. And the Central Bank together with the government to determine the procedure for such operations, including the acquisition of Russian rubles in the domestic foreign exchange market of the Russian Federation.
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